Engine Updates

Chenard 2009.12.18 (WB)
C++ source is pubic domain; uses custom egtbs; Win32/64, Linux, Mac; own GUI
- new Win64 builds
http://cosinekitty.com/chenard/

Chesley the Chess Engine r313 (WB)
no build for this version yet, C++ source only
latest builds: r311 JA(Win32/64), 1.1(Mac)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chesley/

Protector 1.3.2 (UCI)
1 revision(s) to the C++ source code today (current = rev. 174), no new build
http://sourceforge.net/projects/protector/ (project site)

Down chess websites
Amundsen site down for 13 days
Smirf site down for 57 days
Chess Rikus site back up
Note: Some Sourceforge project pages did not load in a reasonable amount of time
Warning: Lyapko site is an attack site and dangerous to visit

Chess News

Shredder Chess
commercial chess engine
- Shredder for IPhone: free update
http://www.shredderchess.com/

Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)

Warnings:
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

AVG Anti-Virus 9.0.717
Free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection. Recommended.
32-bit program that runs on all modern Win systems including Win64
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
direct download link (link is hard to find!)
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-file-ins-afg-free

Code Lobster PHP Edition 3.3.2
free IDE for PHP/HTML/CSS/JS/SQL; plugins for Drupal, Smarty, WordPress, Joomla, etc.
The IDE is free, but the plugins are not
http://www.codelobster.com/

Notepad++ 5.6.3
open source programmer's editor. Recommended!
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm (homepage)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/files/ (download)

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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